Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Holman Bible
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness.
International Standard Version
He can deal gently with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, since he himself is subject to weakness.
A Conservative Version
Who can be gentle to those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself is also encompassed with weakness.
Amplified
He is able to deal gently with the spiritually ignorant and misguided, since he is also subject to human weakness;
An Understandable Version
He is able to gently put up with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to [the same spiritual] weaknesses.
Anderson New Testament
being able to have compassion on the ignorant and erring, because he himself is beset with infirmity:
Bible in Basic English
He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble;
Common New Testament
He can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is beset with weakness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he might have the greater compassion for those who sin through ignorance or mistake. and for the same reason
Darby Translation
being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;
Godbey New Testament
being able to sympathize with the ignorant and erring, since himself is also compassed about with infirmity;
Goodspeed New Testament
He can sympathize with the ignorant and misguided because he is himself subject to weakness,
John Wesley New Testament
Who can have compassion on the ignorant and the wandering, seeing he himself also is compassed with infirmity,
Julia Smith Translation
Being able to moderate the passions to the ignorant, and deceived; since he also is surrounded with weakness.
King James 2000
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are wayward; for he himself also is beset with weakness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
being able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself also is surrounded by weakness,
Modern King James verseion
who can have compassion on the ignorant and on those who are out of the way. For he himself also is compassed with weakness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity:
Moffatt New Testament
can deal gently with those who err through ignorance, since he himself is beset with weakness ??3 which obliges him to present offerings for his own sins as well as for those of the People.
Montgomery New Testament
He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with moral weakness,
NET Bible
He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,
New Heart English Bible
The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
Noyes New Testament
being able to be forbearing toward the ignorant and the erring, since he himself also is compassed with infirmity;
Sawyer New Testament
being able to deal gently with the ignorant and erring, since he is himself encompassed with infirmity,
The Emphasized Bible
Able, to have a measure of feeling, for the ignorant and erring, - since, he also, is compassed with weakness;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
being able to feel tenderly for the ignorant and erroneous; forasmuch as he is himself encompassed with infirmity.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And he is able to sympathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he is himself subject to weakness,
Webster
Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Weymouth New Testament
and must be one who is able to bear patiently with the ignorant and erring, because he himself also is beset with infirmity.
Williams New Testament
Such a one is capable of dealing tenderly with the ignorant and erring ones, since he himself is subject to weakness,
World English Bible
The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
Worrell New Testament
able to bear with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity;
Worsley New Testament
who can have due compassion on the ignorant and those that are going astray; seeing he himself also is surrounded with infirmity:
Youngs Literal Translation
able to be gentle to those ignorant and going astray, since himself also is compassed with infirmity;
Themes
Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The sense of our infirmities
Of Christ Compassion » Necessary to his priestly office
The high priest » Inferior to Christ in » Needing to make atonement for his own sins
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Compassion and sympathy for the weak and ignorant
The high priest » Needed to sacrifice for himself
The high priest » To be tender and compassionate
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A High Priest Like Melchizedek
1 For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity; 3 and by reason thereof is bound, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.
Cross References
Hebrews 2:18
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.
Hebrews 7:28
For the law appointeth men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, appointeth a Son, perfected for evermore.
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Exodus 32:2-5
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
Exodus 32:8
they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 32:21-24
And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?
Numbers 12:1-9
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.
Numbers 15:22-29
And when ye shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses,
Numbers 20:10-12
And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; shall we bring you forth water out of this rock?
Judges 2:17
And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; but they did not so.
Isaiah 30:11
get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
Luke 22:32
but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.
2 Corinthians 11:30
If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:5
On behalf of such a one will I glory: but on mine own behalf I will not glory, save in my weaknesses.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Galatians 4:13
but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you the first time:
1 Timothy 1:13
though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
Hebrews 12:13
and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.